We all hear, and most of us say, that the pace of change in healthcare is quickening. That means that the pace of required decision-making is increasing, too. Unless, that is, you want to take the “default” route. That’s the one is which you let someone else make the decisions that impact you; you’re just […]
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The expression lead, follow, or get out of the way has more than a kernel of truth to it.
A magic show is about misdirection: that which is seen and that which isn’t seen. Just like the title of the essay by Frédéric Bastiat, the early 19th Century French political economist, but in a slightly different direction. Bastiat’s point was that governments legislate to correct a problem (and then bask in the glory of […]
Come along as Mark Weiss discusses how a poorly designed medical group governance structure guarantees failure.
The expression lead, follow, or get out of the way has more than a kernel of truth to it. Leaders must lead. They cannot bog themselves down in the morass of consensus building. As the etymology of the word consensus indicates (with + thinking) it waters down decisions as a result of compromise and giving […]
Disraeli commented that there are lies, damned lies and statistics. It’s time to add acronyms to the list. A new acronym to save healthcare has arrived, the ACO, an “accountable care organization.” But accountability to whom? And for what care, exactly? Lastly, and most importantly, who runs the organization? An ACO, is about power and […]
It’s 2:30 p.m. and you’re in the O.R. in the middle of a case. Your phone rings and it’s the [hospital administrator/your CPA/your biller] asking you to make a decision that will impact your practice and perhaps even your bottom line.
